| 单词 | elbow bump |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselbow bump elbow bump n. (a) a blow with or to the elbow; an injury resulting from this; (b) a gesture (usually of greeting or farewell) in which two people lightly tap their elbows together as an alternative to a handshake or embrace, esp. in order to reduce the risk of spreading or catching an infectious disease. ΚΠ 1902 Buffalo (N.Y.) Courier 15 Mar. (Carriers' ed.) 11/1 An elbow bump sent blood spurting from Tom's nose. 1956 Hammond (Indiana) Times 8 Aug. a12/1 Although an occasional elbow bump and stubbed toe are unavoidable at the pool, serious accidents are few. 1981 Miami News 13 Feb. (Home ed.) c1/2 Gene Banks of the Duke basketball team speaks of the hand slap, high five,..elbow bump and other varieties of shakin'. 2006 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. iv. 1/3 (caption) When the avian flu comes, if it comes, do the ‘elbow bump’ and don't be a straphanger. 2020 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Mar. 9 Before strict social distancing rules came into force, Abby and her mother Joanne visited her grandmother, great-grandmother and aunty to share some birthday cake and greet them with a safe elbow bump. < as lemmas |
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